Legal Opinion

People v. Hunter

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 2, 1978No. 14163PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants Robert and Willie Hunter were jointly indicted and tried by a jury in the circuit court of Champaign County for the murders of Jack Keren and James Rogers. The jury found Robert Hunter guilty of both murders but found Willie Hunter guilty of only the Rogers murder and acquitted him of the Keren murder. Robert Hunter was sentenced to concurrent terms of 75 to 150 years’ imprisonment for each offense and Willie Hunter to a single term of 75 to 150 years.

On appeal Willie Hunter contends that the evidence was insufficient to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. The People v. MontgomeryIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  3. People v. PickettIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  4. The People v. HillIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
  5. The PEOPLE v. YonderIllinois Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. AverettAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
  2. People v. FasslerIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  3. People v. BoydAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  4. People v. ToolenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  5. People v. PhillipsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007

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